Mechanism for operating fare-registers.



No. 635,343. Patented Oct. 24,1899. J. F. OHMER 8|. H. TYLER.

MECHANISM FOR OPERATING FARE REGISTERS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT I Orricn.

JOHN F. OIIMER AND IIIRAM TYLER, OF DAYTON, OIIIO, ASSIGNORS, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE OHMER OAR REGISTER COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW? YORK.

MECHANISM FOR OPERATING FARE-REGISTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Iatent No. 635,343, dated October 24, 1899.

Application filed January 19, 1899. Serial No. 702,712. (No m d l.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, J OHN F. OHMER and IIIRAM TYLER, citizens of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Meclr anism for Operating Fare-Registers; and we do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to means for operating fare-registers for street-cars.

The'object of the said invention is to provide simple and reliable mechanism for operating a street-car register to record andindicate the several fares collected by the conductor. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of the interior of a street-car in which a fare-register and operating devices are placed. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation showing the back of the register and the operating mechanism in position in the rear of said back. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the fare-register and the operating mechanism. Fig. iis a perspective view, full size, of the horizontal reciprocable carriage and the slide thereon. Fig. 5 is aperspectivc view of the lifting-bar. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line saw of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a sec tional view of one of the chain-wheels and its casing. Fig. 8 is a horizontal section of the rear side of the case inclosing the operating mechanism. an elevationof a modified construction. Fig. 10 is a section on line no 00, Fig. 9; Fig. 11, a vertical section on line y 3 Fig. 9.

In the following description of the invention similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views of the drawings.

The fare-register A has a series of vertically-movable slides B, each one of which ac- (See line y 12 Fig. 3.) Fig. 9istuates a series of register-wheels C and a fare display tablet D. These slides B are mounted to move up and down in the case, and each one of said slides has a lateral arm E, that projects through a vertical slot E, there being such a slot for each one of said arms E to project through.

The present invention comprises means for actuating the slides B separately and at different times to operate the mechanisms of the register. This slide operating mechanism may be inclosed in a case A in the rear of the register, as in Fig. 3, or it maybe placed elsewhere. It consists of a transverse track F, having its ends firmly secured in any suitable manner and its lower edge formed with a series of semicircular recesses F, in line with the slots E in the back of the registercase. Ahorizontal carriage G is mounted on this track and is movable back and forth thereon by rods II and II, the ends of which have a connection with the said carriage, and alower parallel rod ll. These several rods are clearly shown in Fig. 2 and will be seen to have connection with chains I l,whieh pass around chain-wheels J J, one or both of which are tight on the hand-operating rod or rods K, which are supported on brackets K on the car. (See Fig. 1.) The carriage G carries a locking-roller L,which is on a lever L, pivoted to said carriage. This lever is pressed by a spring a to keep the roller against the lower edge of the track. As the carriage is moved from one point to another along said track the roller rides in and out of the recesses F and has the effect of arresting any unnecessary movement of the carriage. The said carriage further carries a vertical slide M, which has a lower shoulder l), which is movable below each of the arms E, and an upper shoulder b, which engages with the transverse lifting-bar N. The said slide M is loosely confined within the carriage, and in its horizontal movements with said carriage it is free from contact with the bar N and the arms E. The bar N slides up and down on tracks 0 on each side of the case A and has an arm (Z by which it is raised and lowered through means of an operating-rope O. The said rope passes out and runs along adjacent to the hand operating-rod K. The said rope may pass over sheaves at any suitable points. The chain-wheels are inclosed in casings I, attached to the front of the car. The rims of said casings have openings for the chains to pass out. As is shown in the drawings, these casings have a fare-indicating dial 6, with pointers 0. Such dials may be placed at suitable points along the operating rod or rods K. In order to prevent the slide M from being raised when it is not in a position to en gage one of the arms E, there is provided series of lugs or projections Q on the back of the casing A. These lugs project out in line with the space between each two slots E in the back of the register-case and are in such position to prevent the slide from moving up. It will be understood that the extent of movement necessary to be imparted to the carriage G is equal to the space occupied by the slots E. Therefore the diameters of the chain-wheels and the length of the chains are to be regulated accordingly. In. registering and exposing the proper fare'at the register and at the several dials simultaneously the conductor grasps one of the handpieces f on one of the operatingrods K and turns said rod until the pointers c are moved to positions to indicate the fare collected. This movement of said rod likewise moves the chain-wheels thereon, and the longitudinal movement is imparted to the carriage through the rods connected to the chains. This movement brings the slide M to a position to engage with the arm E on the slide B in the register that operates in connection with the specific class of fares collected. The rope O is then pulled and the slide l5 elevated to turn the wheels C and expose the fare-indicator D.

Referring to Figs. 9, 10, and 11, this mechanism is different in some respects from that hereinbefore described and comprises a slide R, which alone performs the functions of both the carriage G and slide M. The said slide has an oblong slot R in it through which the rods S and S pass. The upper rod .S in the present case is one continuous rod in stead of two rods II and II, as in Fig. 2. T T designate two oblong collars screwed on rod S on each side of the slide R, by means of which the said slide is compelled to follow the movements of the rod S in either direction when said rod is moved longitudinally. The upper end of the slide engages with a vertically-sliding bar U by means of a slot V, and when the slide is moved to the proper point to engage with one of the register-slides Bit may be lifted, the slot tpermitting such movement. The lower horizontal edge of the lifting-bar U is arrested in its downward movement by lugst t on the sides of the case.

B is a lug projecting laterally from the lower portion of the slide on a plane below the arms E on the register-slides B. The lower rod S prevents any swinging movement of the slide 1% as it is being moved by the rod S. The lifting-bar is movable up and down on tracks U U by the operating-rope O, which is connected to it and is passed out over sheave O. The operation of this mechanism is the same as that described and shown in Fig. 2.

IVe do not wish to be restricted to the present means shown for moving the carriage or slide, as it is possible to do this by other and dif ferent means from those shown and described; but we desire to claim, broadly, a carriage or slide adapted to be moved to positions to en gage with the slides of a street-car register and means for operatin said slide or carriage and for actuating it to move the registerslides.

Having described our inventiomwe claim- 1. In mechanism for operating street-car registers, the combination with a series of individual slides adapted to operate the mechanism of said register, of a slide movable to positions to engage with any one of said individual slides, and means for imparting movements to said slide.

2. In mechanism for operating street-car registers, the combination with a series of individual slides adapted to operate the mechanism of said register, of a carriage, a slide supported 011 said carriage and movable therewith to positions to engage with the slides in the register, and means for imparting move ments to said carriage and to the slide thereon.

In mechanism for operating street-car registers, the combination with a series of slides adapted to operate the mechanism of said register, the said slides having arms or projections that project through slots in said register, of a carriage, a slide mounted on said carriage to move vertically, and adapted to he carried by the carriage to positions to engage with any one of the arms on the register-slides, a lifting-bar engaging with the slide on the carriage, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

at. In mechanism for operating streetcar registers, the combin ation with a series of sl iding bars arranged in said registerand adapted to operate the mechanism of said register, of a carriage, an operating rod or rods on the car, connections between said rod or rods and the carriage, whereby a l1orizontally-recipro cati ng movement is imparted to said carriage, a slide carried on said carriage and adapted to engage with the sliding bars in the register, and means for actuating the said slide on the carriage to move the sliding bars in the register, substantially as specified.

5. In mechanism for operating street-car registers, the combination with a series of register-slidcs B with arms E, of a carriage adapted to be moved back and forth horizontally, our own We hereto affix oursignatures in presa slide mounted on said carriage and adapted ence of two Witnesses. to be moved in a plane-at right angles to the movement of the carriage, and mechanism substantially as described for operating said carriage and slide, as and for the purposes \Vitnesses: specified. A. J. FIORINI,

In testimony that We claim the foregoing as i R. J. MOOARTY,

JOHN F. OHMER. HIRAM TYLER. 

